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401. Renal Artery Stenosis Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 20, 2015 - Treatment alternatives include medications alone or revascularization of the stenosed renal artery or … improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with stent placement, including periprocedural medications … Practice Center (EPC) will review the existing body of evidence on the relative effects and harms of medications … series Vascular interventions for acute decompensation For single group studies of angioplasty or medications

402. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - o Hypertension/high blood pressure • Those with diseases/health-related conditions or taking medications … motility/laxation (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome; chronic constipation; lactose intolerance; use of medications … diagnoses o Including diverticulosis • Those with diseases/health-related conditions or taking medications … their decreased or increased laxation (including constipation and diarrhea) or who are taking other medications

403. Autism Surveillance (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - The clearest evidence favors the use of medications to address challenging behaviors. … Both medications also cause significant side effects, however, including marked weight gain, sedation … We rated the strength of evidence as high for the adverse effects of both medications, moderate for … Up-to-date Up-to-date For medical studies, data across classes of medications are likely NA NA … We rated the strength of evidence as high for the adverse effects of both medications, moderate for

404. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2013 - There is a part about diabetic medications and there are quite a few studies on GLP-1 agonist that show … Peer Reviewer 4 Introduction Under Medications, you may wish to make a reference to the most commonly … Many other medications are used off-label for obesity so some acknowledgement of this might also be … If so, we discuss adverse events associated with medications. … • Other diabetes medications (presumably as a group) / weight loss Please see above.

405. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     March 11, 2013 - (Including NSAIDs, acetaminophen, opioids, antiseizure medications, antidepressants, corticosteroids)

406. Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 05, 2013 - While both behavioral interventions and medications lowered HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) levels significantly

407. Treatment for Bipolar Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 23, 2014 - New treatment approaches in the last decade include new medications and adjunctive psychological approaches … ; 3) Shall we provide anything other than the medications typically prescribed for this individual? … These forms of therapy may interact with prescribed medications. For example, St. … FDA approved medications for bipolar disorder Treatment Generic Name Trade Name (Pharmaceutical … Interventions to reduce side effects of medications given for prolonged periods (metabolic syndrome,

408. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - information on treatment patterns, efficacy, and safety of off-label use of atypical antipsychotic medications … As aptly demonstrated in this report, second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications are widely … important to clinicians and clinical policy makers who are interested to learn where antipsychotic medications … Off label use of antipsychotic medications in the department of VA health care systems. … Increasing off‐label use of antipsychotic medications in the United States, 1995– 2008.

409. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Antipsychotic medications are often used to treat agitation/ aggression in individuals with dementia. … It was frequently not even clear if psychoactive medications were being given concurrently. … For people with dementia, psychoactive medications can cause harm and even death. … When use of psychoactive medications was reported, trials rarely eliminated their use; at most, medications … It was frequently not clear if psychoactive medications were concurrently given.

410. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression—An Update to a 2007 Report. (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - summary table states that there are no substantial differences between second generation antidepressant medications … either efficacy or effectiveness and yet it appears that select comparisons reveal differences between medications … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods Pg 32, Line 50 “…medications outside our…” Comment: replace “outside” with … disorder (MDD) but the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) included it on the list of medications … Peer Reviewer #5 Results KQ1 Page 90 or page 76, line 26-29 We could not find any studies on other medications

411. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2011 - of loud sounds), osmophobia (hypersensitivity to smells), nausea, or vomiting. 2 Preventive medications … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: November 3, 2011 doctors’ beliefs about off-label medications … bipolar disorder, anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, others) – Concomitant medications …  Off-label medications available in the United States and previously examined in clinical trials … Adverse effects of medications commonly used in the treatment of migraine.

412. Disruptive-Behavior-Disorder Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - A wide range of psychotropic medications, including anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers … However, decisional uncertainty exists around the safety and effectiveness of these medications for … Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for US children. Ambul Pediatr. 2006;6:79-83. … New use of anticonvulsant medications among children enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid Program. … New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare.

413. Identification and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Depression: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 31, 2016 - , adjunctive medications (e.g., atypical antipsychotics), psychotherapies, light therapy, supportive … Information on the FDA status and warnings for use the medications considered in this review are provided … Interventions (considered singly or in combination) Medical Therapy Antidepressant medications (SSRI … , SNRI, etc.) limited to second generation medications which have been FDA-approved for treatment of … (SSRI, SNRI, etc.) limited to second generation medications which have been FDA-approved for treatment

414. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription medications … For example, statins (cholesterol lowering medications) may be prescribed to patients after AMI along … If an instrument for statin prescribing also affects the prescribing of the other medications, the … Risk of death in elderly users of conventional vs. atypical antipsychotic medications. … However, many exposures, particularly those involved with medications, are time varying.

415. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - in healthcare settings and includes monitoring programs for various medical supplies including medications … part of the process can cause large-scale problems.2, 4, 5 These involve reduced availability of medications … disruptions in healthcare settings and includes monitoring programs for various medical supplies including medications

416. Evidence-Summary-CER-206-Sodium-And-Potassium-Intake-Effects-On-Chronic-Disease-Outcomes-And-Risk (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - • Although most RCTs either prohibited or required use of antihypertensive medications or withdrew … participants from medications at baseline and assessed need to resume their use, at least 25 percent … of studies did not consider use of these medications, or allowed participants to remain on medications … Studies that enrolled only participants taking antihypertensive medications usually did not control for … Concurrent use of some antihypertensive medications could have masked the potential effects of a reduced

417. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - ; Web-based pharmacist counseling; telemonitoring with self-titration of antihypertensive medications … • Eight studies reported data on categorical and continuous outcomes related to number of medications … Studies variously reported increases or decreases in number of medications, medication dose, added medication … Studies reported numbers of patients taking 2 or more classes of medications, medical inertia (defined … as no medication change vs. either an increase or decrease in medications), and number of medication

418. S131 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Another factor that may lead to discon- tinuation of medications, particularly those used to treat asymptomatic … conditions, is overall frail health status that requires multiple medications to treat the more symptomatic … Studies have shown that, for statin medications, only 50–60% of elderly patients refill their prescriptions … Initiators We further restricted cohort 3 to those subjects who were likely to be adherent to their medications … (categorical) Use of medications Corticosteroids Cardiovascular Estrogen Loop diuretics Nonsteroidal

419. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with stent placement, including periprocedural medications … patient’s three independent predictors of BP response were found: 1) Requirement for ≥4 hypterntion medications … improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with stent placement, including periprocedural medications … Artery Stenting Three independent predictors of BP response: 4) Requirement for ≥4 hypertension medications … Artery Stenting Three independent predictors of BP response: 7) Requirement for ≥4 hypotension medications

420. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - and that interpretation of results is difficult because of inclusion of IBD patients, concurrent medications … In fact, some biologics in development are oral medications. … (DMARDs evaluated): I had some issues with the “mechanism of action” descriptions for some of the medications … So, while it doesn't really matter whether these medications are described in more general or specific … range for the search strategy inadequate, particularly given that the introduction implies that these medications